EP1350453A1 - Double bottom container - Google Patents

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EP1350453A1
EP1350453A1 EP02425203A EP02425203A EP1350453A1 EP 1350453 A1 EP1350453 A1 EP 1350453A1 EP 02425203 A EP02425203 A EP 02425203A EP 02425203 A EP02425203 A EP 02425203A EP 1350453 A1 EP1350453 A1 EP 1350453A1
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Gianfranco D'amato
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D77/00—Packages formed by enclosing articles or materials in preformed containers, e.g. boxes, cartons, sacks or bags
    • B65D77/04—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
    • B65D77/048—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid and the outer container being of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical
    • B65D77/0486—Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another the inner and outer containers being rigid and the outer container being of curved cross-section, e.g. cylindrical the inner container being coaxially disposed within the outer container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/24—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines with several compartments
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D3/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers having bodies or peripheral walls of curved or partially-curved cross-section made by winding or bending paper without folding along defined lines
    • B65D3/26—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers
    • B65D3/261—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers the opening arrangement being located in the container side wall
    • B65D3/262—Opening arrangements or devices incorporated in, or attached to, containers the opening arrangement being located in the container side wall forming a circumferential line of weakness
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
    • B65D81/32—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging two or more different materials which must be maintained separate prior to use in admixture
    • B65D81/3216—Rigid containers disposed one within the other

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  • the present invention refers to a container for food of a type having a double bottom wall so as to define two containing regions, closed and separate therebetween.
  • first type of double bottom container the same comprises a first cylinder-shaped body provided with a bottom wall to which a second container, of same diameter and it also having a bottom wall, is removably coupled.
  • second container of same diameter and it also having a bottom wall
  • the two containers can be made of alike or of different materials, and their connection generates a single container provided with two volumes separate therebetween.
  • This type of container is widely employed for foods envisaging the consumption of several ingredients originally distinct thereamong.
  • this type of two-volume container entails a drawback in that it consists of plural components or bodies separate thereamong, making it scarcely practical from the viewpoint of the post-use disposal, as well as of the environmental impact thereof.
  • the same provides a single body apt to contain a partitioning member therein, so as to generate, upon being assembled, a container with two volumes separate therebetween.
  • the separation of the two volumes occurs by tearing a container region according to preferential weakening lines obtained onto the container wall.
  • object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks providing a double bottom container offering the optional access to the content in the two separate volumes with no need to separate the container body into plural detached parts.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a two-volume and double bottom container having an opening of the two volumes which is eased to the utmost and being highly practical from the viewpoint of the post-use disposal, as well as of the environmental impact thereof.
  • the present invention provides a container comprising a first wall and a second bottom wall, characterised in that it comprises a first closing member located internally thereto and apt to define therein a partition into two volumes not communicating therebetween, and means for opening one of said two volumes obtained on said first wall of said container.
  • FIG. 1 a plane blank 1 that, upon being assembled, will make a container 10 according to the present invention, is illustrated.
  • the blank is arc-shaped, with a height equivalent to that of the container 10 to be made therefrom upon assembling.
  • a first and a second creasing 2 and 3 respectively.
  • the first creasing 2 serves as means for engaging a first closing member 4 apt to define an inner partition of the container 10, thereby defining two volumes separate therebetween.
  • the second creasing 3 is apt to serve as means for engaging a second removable closing member 4 that is apt to close the top opening of the container 10 (not shown in the figure and better illustrated hereinafter).
  • the blank 1 has, at the bottom edge region thereof, a preferential tearing line 5 extending along almost the full length of the blank 1. Furthermore, the preferential tearing line has a region 6 cooperating with a user's finger so as to promote the opening of the bottom region of the container 1 once assembled (better illustrated hereinafter).
  • the container 10 of the present invention is illustrated.
  • the invention provides that upon assembling the blank 1 the container 10 be generated, having a side wall 11 and a bottom wall 12 applied during the forming thereof.
  • the container 10 thus generated is substantially frustocone-shaped and it has a bottom wall, in a manner per se already known in the art.
  • the first closing member 4 substantially cup-shaped and with a projecting edge.
  • the shape of the closing member is such that its edge is apt to engage in a fixed manner onto the creasing 2 obtained onto the wall 11 and to rest thereon by virtue of the taper of the wall 11.
  • the taper of the member 4 is intentionally gauged to that of the wall 11, so as to provide the seal thereof onto the wall 11 upon being located thereon.
  • the second creasing 3 is apt to removably lock a second closing member 7 that is apt to close the top region of the container 10.
  • the closing member 7 is substantially disc-shaped in order to be easily removable by pulling a projecting section 8 thereof as per se already known.
  • the container 10 is illustrated in an opened condition. More precisely, after applying a tearing force onto the preferential tearing line region 6, by a mere pressure exerted by a user's finger, the region 6 yields and comes off the wall 11, thereby creating a port wherein a wall section 11 can be gripped and the detached, by tearing along the preferential tearing line 5.
  • the specific arrangement of the preferential tearing line 5 along the wall 11 is such as to allow a separation of the sections, yet not a total detaching thereof.
  • the practicality of use is remarkably improved and the opening of the two volumes is eased to the utmost.
  • keeping adjoined the distinct sections the problem of its disposal is solved and also the environmental impact thereof is lessened.

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Abstract

A container (10) comprising a first wall (11) and a second bottom wall (12), is characterised in that it comprises a first closing member (4) located internally to said container (10) and apt to define a partition into two volumes not communicating thereamong in said container (10), and means (5,6) for opening one of said two volumes obtained on said first wall (11) of said container (10).

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  • The present invention refers to a container for food of a type having a double bottom wall so as to define two containing regions, closed and separate therebetween.
  • To date, various types of double bottom containers for food are known. According to a first type of double bottom container, the same comprises a first cylinder-shaped body provided with a bottom wall to which a second container, of same diameter and it also having a bottom wall, is removably coupled. Typically, the two containers can be made of alike or of different materials, and their connection generates a single container provided with two volumes separate therebetween. This type of container is widely employed for foods envisaging the consumption of several ingredients originally distinct thereamong.
  • However, this type of two-volume container entails a drawback in that it consists of plural components or bodies separate thereamong, making it scarcely practical from the viewpoint of the post-use disposal, as well as of the environmental impact thereof.
  • Moreover, according to another type of two-volume container, disclosed in the Italian Patent Application RM91U00214 of the same applicant, advantageously the same provides a single body apt to contain a partitioning member therein, so as to generate, upon being assembled, a container with two volumes separate therebetween. The separation of the two volumes occurs by tearing a container region according to preferential weakening lines obtained onto the container wall.
  • Also this type of container, though conveniently made of a single material, only partially overcomes the disposal-related problems, failing to solve the practical problem. In fact, for the separation of the two volumes, various pieces detached thereamong are anyhow generated, like a material strip and a pair of containers, thereby making it difficult for a user, above all for a younger user, to handle the various pieces, as well as to subsequently dispose them, with regard to the environmental impact.
  • Hence, object of the present invention is to overcome the above drawbacks providing a double bottom container offering the optional access to the content in the two separate volumes with no need to separate the container body into plural detached parts.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a two-volume and double bottom container having an opening of the two volumes which is eased to the utmost and being highly practical from the viewpoint of the post-use disposal, as well as of the environmental impact thereof.
  • Hence, the present invention provides a container comprising a first wall and a second bottom wall,
       characterised in that it comprises a first closing member located internally thereto and apt to define therein a partition into two volumes not communicating therebetween, and means for opening one of said two volumes obtained on said first wall of said container.
  • Hereinafter, a detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the container of the present invention, given by way of a non-limiting example, will be provided, making reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank making the container of the present invention;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional elevation view partially showing the container of the present invention;
  • Figure 3 is a partially sectional elevation view showing a member of the container of the present invention; and
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the container of the present invention in an opened condition.
  • With reference now to Figure 1, a plane blank 1 that, upon being assembled, will make a container 10 according to the present invention, is illustrated.
  • Typically, the blank is arc-shaped, with a height equivalent to that of the container 10 to be made therefrom upon assembling. At the top edge region thereof, there are obtained a first and a second creasing 2 and 3, respectively. The first creasing 2 serves as means for engaging a first closing member 4 apt to define an inner partition of the container 10, thereby defining two volumes separate therebetween. The second creasing 3 is apt to serve as means for engaging a second removable closing member 4 that is apt to close the top opening of the container 10 (not shown in the figure and better illustrated hereinafter).
  • Moreover, the blank 1 has, at the bottom edge region thereof, a preferential tearing line 5 extending along almost the full length of the blank 1. Furthermore, the preferential tearing line has a region 6 cooperating with a user's finger so as to promote the opening of the bottom region of the container 1 once assembled (better illustrated hereinafter).
  • With reference now to Figure 2, the container 10 of the present invention is illustrated. As it is apparent from the figure, the invention provides that upon assembling the blank 1 the container 10 be generated, having a side wall 11 and a bottom wall 12 applied during the forming thereof. The container 10 thus generated is substantially frustocone-shaped and it has a bottom wall, in a manner per se already known in the art.
  • Inside of the container 10 thus obtained it is housed the first closing member 4, substantially cup-shaped and with a projecting edge. The shape of the closing member is such that its edge is apt to engage in a fixed manner onto the creasing 2 obtained onto the wall 11 and to rest thereon by virtue of the taper of the wall 11.
  • With particular reference to Figure 3, it has to be pointed out that the taper of the member 4 is intentionally gauged to that of the wall 11, so as to provide the seal thereof onto the wall 11 upon being located thereon. The member 4, when mounted onto the wall 11, partitions the container 10 so as to generate two volumes, separate and not communicating therebetween, rendering the latter apt to house two distinct products in a safe and sealed manner.
  • On the other hand, with reference to Figure 2, the second creasing 3 is apt to removably lock a second closing member 7 that is apt to close the top region of the container 10. The closing member 7 is substantially disc-shaped in order to be easily removable by pulling a projecting section 8 thereof as per se already known.
  • With reference now to Figure 4, the container 10 is illustrated in an opened condition. More precisely, after applying a tearing force onto the preferential tearing line region 6, by a mere pressure exerted by a user's finger, the region 6 yields and comes off the wall 11, thereby creating a port wherein a wall section 11 can be gripped and the detached, by tearing along the preferential tearing line 5. The specific arrangement of the preferential tearing line 5 along the wall 11 is such as to allow a separation of the sections, yet not a total detaching thereof. Thus, the practicality of use is remarkably improved and the opening of the two volumes is eased to the utmost. Moreover, keeping adjoined the distinct sections, the problem of its disposal is solved and also the environmental impact thereof is lessened.
  • It has to be pointed out that the present invention is not limited to the hereto described preferred embodiment, encompassing all the alternative embodiments concerning materials and shapes, related to the employ of the container of the present invention.

Claims (10)

  1. A container (10) comprising a first wall (11) and a second bottom wall (12),
       characterised in that it comprises a first closing member (4) located internally to said container (10) and apt to define therein a partition into two volumes not communicating therebetween, and means (5,6) for opening one of said two volumes obtained onto said first wall (11) of said container (10).
  2. The container (1) according to claim 1, wherein said first wall (11) has first removable means (3) for engaging a second closing member (7) of said container (10), the arrangement being such that said second closing member (7) is apt to be removed by a pulling action causing the disengaging thereof from said engaging removable means (3).
  3. The container according to the preceding claim, wherein said first removable means for engaging is a creasing (3) perimetrically obtained onto said first wall (11) of said container (10).
  4. The container (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first wall (11) has second means (2) for engaging said first closing member (4) onto said container (10).
  5. The container (10) according to the preceding claim, wherein said second means for engaging is a creasing (2) perimetrically obtained on said first wall (11) of said container (10).
  6. The container (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said first closing member (4) has a cup-like shape comprising an edge region for the engaging to said second engaging means (2) onto said first wall (11).
  7. The container (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said opening means are a preferential tearing line (5) obtained onto said first wall (11), and apt to provide to said container (10) a preferential opening region (5).
  8. The container (10) according to the preceding claim, wherein said preferential tearing line (5) extends onto said first wall (11) for a length shorter than the perimeter thereof, the arrangement being such that after the tearing of said preferential tearing line (5) a partial separation of said first wall (11) is carried out, so as to give the container (10) keep an integral configuration.
  9. The container (10) according to the preceding claim, wherein said preferential tearing line (5) has a region (6) apt to cooperate with a user's finger in order to promote the separation of said first wall (11) starting from said region (6).
  10. A plane blank (1) for making the container (10) according to the preceding claims, the blank being arc-shaped with a height defined by the height of said container (10), and wherein a first and a second creasing (2; 3), extending along the full length of the blank (1), and a preferential tearing line (5) also extending along almost the full length of the blank (1), are obtained, the preferential tearing line (5) further having a region (6) for the cooperation with a user's finger.
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PT02425203T PT1350453E (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 CONTAINER WITH DOUBLE BACKGROUND
DK02425203T DK1350453T3 (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 Double bottom container
ES02425203T ES2260404T3 (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 DOUBLE FUND CONTAINER.
AT02425203T ATE319361T1 (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 DOUBLE BOTTOM CONTAINER
DE60209687T DE60209687T2 (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 Container with double bottom
EP02425203A EP1350453B1 (en) 2002-04-02 2002-04-02 Double bottom container

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